News & Features
She Talks: answering the Truth & Reconciliation Commission's calls to actions at U of T
Posted:This year, the fourth annual She Talks focused on how average people can help bring about reconciliation in Canada. Every year, the She Talks event brings together four influential women from the U…
Annual banquet concludes another successful year of intramurals at U of T
Posted:“This year, we learned a lot and grew a lot,” said Nick Snow, manager of intramurals. “We were able to implement a number of new initiatives to increase participation from some less represented…
KPE celebrates student leaders with Dean’s Student Leadership Awards
Posted:“The University of Toronto is what it is because of your contributions. You set an example for all students who come here,” she said.
And, the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education made sure…
12th annual President’s Reception honours outstanding graduating athletes
Posted:“It’s great to be here celebrating our outstanding Varsity Blues athletes,” said President Meric Gertler, calling this another spectacular year for the Blues. “You’ve each carried our colours with…
High school students spread their wings at U of T’s SOAR program
Posted:They came from across Alberta and Ontario, from small cities, big cities and First Nations communities, to take part in U of T’s annual SOAR Aboriginal Youth Gathering. The week-long program from…
Michelle Brownrigg to be recognized with Partners in Research National Award
Posted:Partners in Research National Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Biomedicine honour excellence in Canadian research, as well as commitment to promoting the benefit of…
U of T’s Maggie MacDonnell wins Global Teacher Prize 2017
Posted:“The definition of a teacher here is a lot more broad than it might be if you were a teacher in Toronto, Halifax or Montreal,” MacDonnell says in a video posted by the Varkey Foundation, which awards…
Carson to receive Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award
Posted:Paul Carson never envisioned himself as a trailblazer. All he desired to do was help Canadian sports information directors get better.
"To receive an award such as this is so humbling especially when…
KPE announces details of Task Force on Race and Indigeneity
Posted:“The purpose of the establishment of this task force is to encourage the KPE community to continue to reflect, examine, critique, and take action on race and Indigeneity as we work to realize our…
Early Career Teaching Award spotlight: Q&A with kinesiology and phys-ed expert and dog trainer Ashley Stirling
Posted:The assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, who recently won an Early Career Teaching Award, mixes practice and theory so that students get the most out of…
Keeping Score
Posted:If we want to increase participation in sport by girls and young women in all communities, we need strong female leadership. I learned this lesson from my feminist teammates and sisters.
It isn’t…
Cooper awarded 2016 Squash Ontario Award for Outstanding Contribution
Posted:The award recognized Cooper’s 18 years as head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women’s Squash team from 1998-2015 and his contribution to Squash Canada for growing and hosting the…